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Graphics Does ATi overdrive OC invalidate warranty?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by tommythetim, 12 Jul 2009.

  1. tommythetim

    tommythetim c'mon the hoops

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    Can anyone tell me if using an OC in ati overdrive invalidate the warranty?
    I tried it once and then just went back to factory settings because the GPU would only OC by 10 mhz and the benefits were negligable (I know the cards got a factory OC but I thought this was quite a duff OC).
    I have a sapphire 4870 toxic 1 gig, and i am getting artifacts and some games are crashing. I used the' Xtreme burning mode' in fur mark to test the card and after 2 seconds i am getting jaggies.

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  2. rOBvAN

    rOBvAN What's a Dremel?

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    Software overclocking will not invalidate the warranty
     
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  3. Panomama

    Panomama I once signed up on uniform dating

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    No. Software O/C ing doesn't "destroy" your warrenty.
     
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  4. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    If it was an Nvidia card, I would say that the shader clock is too high, but then it would have been a black triangle.
     
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  5. tommythetim

    tommythetim c'mon the hoops

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    thanks for the answers guys, I feel better now. Time to rma it then i think.
     
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